Description

Bold 1811 Tall 5 Half Eagle, BD-1, MS62

1811 $5 Tall 5 MS62 NGC. Breen-6463, BD-1, High R.3. This is
the only obverse die used for this year, mated with the Tall 5 and
Small 5 reverses. On this die pairing, the tall 5 is over three
shortened dentils underneath. The greenish-gold surfaces are
beautifully lustrous despite a bit of light field haze and a random
dark toning spot or two. The strike is bold, with good definition
on all the star centrils and the ever-present "John Reich notch" on
star 13.
The Tall 5 variety is only marginally scarcer than the Small 5
pairing, but both must be considered as among the more common of
the Capped Bust varieties--that is, within the context of one of
the most difficult series in U.S. numismatics.(Registry
values: P2) (NGC ID# BFXS, PCGS# 8110)